Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lightning Strike Knocks Out DUI Records in South Carolina
Jul 25 2013 // Hearings in drunken driving cases are being postponed as the State Law Enforcement Division works to restore a computer server containing 22 years’ worth of evidence. SLED spokesman Thom Berry said the database of...
South Carolina Limits Police Liability for Dog Bites
Jul 22 2013 // A new South Carolina law provides police K-9 units some protection in court. Until last month, the state’s strict liability statute for dog bites meant criminal suspects could almost certainly collect a settlement if...
Regions Insurance Opens First South Carolina Office; Norris to Head
Jul 15 2013 // Regions Insurance has established an office in Columbia, S.C. and hired insurance executive Frank Norris to lead the office, its first in South Carolina. Norris and his team join Regions Insurance from Frank B. Norris and...
South Carolina Supreme Court Overturns ‘Tony Soprano’ Verdicts
Jul 9 2013 // South Carolina’s high court has overturned $11 million in verdicts against a Charleston attorney accused of defaming businessmen by comparing them to television mobster Tony Soprano. The Post and Courier of...
S.C. Sheriff’s Office Settles Lawsuit; Insurance Reserve Fund to Cover Costs
Jun 21 2013 // The York County sheriff’s office in South Carolina has reached a settlement with the family of a pedestrian struck and killed by a deputy’s patrol car. The Herald of Rock Hill reported the sheriff’s...
South Carolina Woman Sues Bail Firm, Alleges Tracking Device Failed
Jun 14 2013 // A woman says a North Charleston, S.C. bonding company failed to monitor a 25-year-old man who sexually assaulted her while wearing one of the firm’s tracking devices. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that...
South Carolina Store Owner Found Guilty of Insurance Fraud
May 20 2013 // A South Carolina jury has found a Hartsville store owner guilty of faking an assault and setting fire to her own store to get insurance money. The Morning News of Florence reported a judge sentenced 47-year-old Claudette...
Parents Sue South Carolina Over Child’s Sex Surgery
May 17 2013 // A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted. Lawyers for Pam and Mark Crawford said they...
Flag-Stomping South Carolina Teacher Gets $85K to Not Sue
May 8 2013 // A South Carolina high school teacher removed from the classroom when he stomped on an American flag while discussing freedom is being paid $85,000 to avoid a legal challenge. The State newspaper obtained documents under...
South Carolina Drivers Get a Cost Break
May 1 2013 // The cost of driving in South Carolina is down for the first time in four years. AAA Carolinas announced that it will cost the driver of an average sedan about $9,200 to operate their vehicle this year. That’s down...
Rising Seas Leave Salt Marsh Mark on South Carolina Shoreline
Apr 30 2013 // Rising sea level may be hard to notice in cities where seawalls and docks line the shorefront. But it’s easy to see down a winding coastal dirt road in South Carolina’s Georgetown County. Clemson University...
South Carolina Journalist Is Pulitzer Finalist for Insurance ‘Black Box’ Coverage
Apr 17 2013 // For the second time in three years, reporter Tony Bartelme of the Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina, is a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer foundation announced that Bartelme was one of three...
South Carolina Copper Thefts Continue Despite Tougher Laws
Apr 9 2013 // Although tougher laws have been passed, officials in South Carolina say metal robbers continue to plague homeowners, churches, government agencies and utilities. The Greenville News reported that thefts continue despite a...
Southern States Still Opposed to Obamacare
Apr 1 2013 // As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest...
South Carolina Cites 300 Firms for Illegal Workers
Mar 26 2013 // South Carolina officials have cited more than 300 businesses for immigrant worker violations. The State newspaper reported that state labor department officials cited 323 businesses in the first year of mandatory...
South Carolina Judge Throws Out DUI Over Police ‘Blow Hard’ Order
Mar 15 2013 // A defense lawyer says a ruling by a Columbia city judge could affect driving under the influence cases across South Carolina. The judge threw out breath test results because the police officer told the suspect to blow hard...
South Carolina’s Top NFL Prospect Clowney Buys Insurance Policy
Mar 11 2013 // South Carolina All-American Jadeveon Clowney has purchased a $5 million insurance policy to protect himself financially for the 2013 season. Clowney said his family bought the policy earlier this year. The NCAA’s...
Business Moves – Southeast
Mar 11 2013 // MedMal, Georgia Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. has received its certificate of authority from the Georgia Department of Insurance and has officially launched operations as a medical malpractice insurance...
South Carolina Forest Plan Undergoing Revisions
Feb 26 2013 // The U.S. Forest Service is revisiting its plans for managing the sprawling Francis Marion National Forest northeast of Charleston, almost two decades after the plan was last updated. The agency is holding a series of...
South Carolina Soldier Sues Over Mortgage Insurance Rate
Feb 25 2013 // An Army sergeant based in South Carolina has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a mortgage company of not obeying a law that requires limits on interest rates for active-duty members of the military. Raymond Wray is based at...
